Ford's GT40, built to win races above all else, has a famous history, but one part of its lore is largely unknown. What does ...

The build is a nod to the Ford GT40’s Le Mans wins, with the race car’s fourth victory in a row earned by drivers Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. A Porsche 917KH stole the win the following year ...

The GT40 coupe is a familiar Ford in racing circles. The roadster? Not so much. Although purpose-built for racing, only five of the open-top GT40 variants were produced. Chassis GT/108 was the ...

In this latest episode of The Driver’s Seat, Henry Catchpole gets behind the incredibly deeply dished steering wheel of a ...

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The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic cars in motorsport history, and among its family tree, the roadster variants are easily the rarest. Honestly, talking about the roadsters in that way makes ...

To see the car’s place in racing history, rewind to 1965 when Ford was fast-tracking its Le Mans-focused GT40 program. In preparation, its Ford Advanced Vehicles division—in the UK—had built ...

British engineering company Boreham Motorworks presented a recreation of the Alan Mann Racing 1968 Ford Escort Mk1, just 24 to be made ...

With Shelby now in charge of the racing programme, and the tried and tested 380bhp 4.7-litre Ford V8 from the Shelby American Cobras providing the power, the GT40 would take its firstrace win at ...

The Ford GT40 appeared in an episode of Top Gear ... mediadrumimages The car has had a number of owners since Shelby. Racing legend David Piper owned the car from 1971 to 1973.

As documented in countless books and the movie Ford v Ferrari, the GT40 was developed with the sole purpose of ending Ferrari‘s dominance of endurance racing. And in 1966, after a couple of false ...